The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Barlow Countys Mineral Industries
1njuriously Affected by the Inter
state Commerce LAVA Hog at Cuth-
bert Living Without Eating-A Pine
vile Merchant Burned Out by Incen-
diaries.
GEORGIA
Hon. w. D. Kelley has been invited to
visit Macon.
S. L. Fuller, of Clarksville, had his thigh
broken by falling tree Friday.
1t is rumored that Capt 5. Dalton Mitch
ell viii be candidate for Chief of Police of
Athens at the next election.
The Gainesville Characterization has
doomed neat new dress 1t is one of the
best weekly papers published in the South.
There is said to be a large pot of gold
buried on a lot now being e1cavated on
Clayton street, at Athens. If there is it will
be found.
A Young gentleman of Columbus, being
offered as many ripe bananas as he could eat
for 20c., quickly put himself on the outside
of thirteen large ones and feels all serene yet.
r. a. Stokes lost a residence on his place
seven miles from Dawson, by fire last Thurs
day. 1t was occupied by Mat Parker tcol-
ered), who lost everything he had. There
was no insurance.
Hartwell Sun: The SAVANNAH News is
printed on beautiful new type. 1t is now
The handsomest daily in the State, is one of
the most systematic and reliable news
gatherers and is always filled with choice
reading
nss W. NJ. Livingston's dry house at his saw
4 mill four miles north of Dawson, was de
stroyed by fire last Friday night with TO-,
BOO feet Of lumber, which would have been
taken out the following Monday. There
was no insurance.
Blakely Netcs: The "old reliable" SA-
= HANNAH News is ali right on the tariff. 1t
doesn't deal in the vagaries of protection
and is free from the absurdities put forward
BIZ the extravagant indorseIs of Sam Ran
n8ll-the renegade to the Democratic party.
s. Bailey, the great fruit raiser at Maxeys
reports his entire first crop of Strawberries
Killed by the late cold. This is quite q con
siderable loss, but Mr. Bailey consoles him
!. sell that he has a fine prospect for early
iaspberIies, a crop from which Mr.. Bailey
txealizes good profit each season.
The store house and stock of goods Of Mr..
B. +. Mathews, near Pineville, was burned
Sunday night. The general impression is
Afhat the store was robbed and burned TO
cover the theft. 1t was partially insured.
THIS is the second time Mr.. Mathews has
had the misfortune of having his store
Burned.
Camden Superior Court adjourned
Wednesday night last. One of the principal
cases tried was that of Hon. Anthony Will
SOC, Representative from that county to the
s Georgia Legislature. He was charged with
carrying concealed weapons His honor
gave him plaster of $50 by way of gentle
renninder.
A Hartwell gentleman says he has it from
ffnost trustworthy authority that All organ
lied movement is on foot secretly among
the colored people of Hart county to emf
i crate en- nl0sSe to Arkansas this summer,
and that it is their intention to leave their
employers "in the suds,h as it We're, with
out warning.
At Athens the Ioung Mems Christian As
& kociations has selected a LOT for the new build
S ing it proposes to erect this summer. The
lot is ON the northwest corner of Clayton
4 md Lumpkin streets, where DIR. Wade's
ofiice now stands. The association has a lot
81 feet front by l06 feet deep, with the OPP
ton of making it lis feet deep. The price
agreed upon by the parties is $500.
On Monday the case of J. L. Boyt against
Dougherty county, contesting the right of
the County Commissioners to issue bonds
Under the recent election for building a
bridge, came up before the Supreme Court,
On Tuesday the decision was rendered,
which affirmed the Judgment of the court
mellow. This viii remove all existing re-
straint and the Commissioners will, in all
probability, proceed with the erection of
the proposed bridge. -
Recently the siashers of the various cotton
mills of Augusta petitioned the Manufac-
tuners Association Tor an increase of wages.
The presidents have declined to grant an
advance at present, but it is thought they
will voluntarily make n neat raise in the
pay of their operativeS--that is, just as soon
as they find that the improvement in manu-
featuring circles is permanent The cotton
hands, however, are all III good spirit, and
feel that they will be acted by fairly.
The colored Knights of Labor in Macon
are moving in the matter of an Improvement
company of their own. There are to be
1000 shares at So a share, and each member
is required to take two or more. The first
IS must be paid within six months and the
second shares TO be paid for at the end OF
twelve months With the $4,000 so raised
they are to purchase 500 acres of land within
a few miles of Macon and divide it up in
half-acre lots upon which they are to build
them homes.
The mail brought to Macon Friday a box
from DR.. 7. F. Walker, of Cochran, con
tanning radish that looked for all the world
like human hand. Accompanying the
freak was the following note from the doc
tor: II sen2 you herewith a radish raised
by Mr.. Butler, cot far from here, which as
you will see, is vegetable natures effort to
initiate animal nature in the shape of per-
lcCb uillVAIlou OF u nulllit manu-, Elaue aD-
normal by guushot wound and subsequent
erysipelatous inflammation"
At Athens Friday Fred, The 2-year-oid
son of J. H ReaveS, fell from the second
story window of the home on Hill street 10
the ground below. The distance was be
tween 10 and Is feet, and when the little fel,
low was first picked up it was thought he
was dead. He remained insensibie for a
long time, but finally rallied little No
bones We're broken, but he was severely in.
jured internally, as was indicated by the
blood that came from his ears and mouth.
The little fellow is getting on rs well as can
be expected
A gentleman living a few miles from
Cuthbelt tells of hog he has which is pc
culiarly affected. There is nothing appa-
rently ailing it except that for three weeks
On more it has refused to eat or drink, and
seems to have lost is eyeSight, though no
Nsfect can be seen in the eyes. His little son
las been I'm the habit of feeding the hog,
which was kept in a pen. \ bttle more than
three weeks ago the boy reported thai the
hog refused TO eat com OF drink water.
Since then the only food or drink it has
taken is a drench of meal and water given it
daily. 1t goes about apparently we'll and
has lost very little flesh, but walks up